Island Bird Checklist Santa Cruz Group, . 12 17 45s 168 49 52e

Compiled by Michael K. Tarburton, Pacific Adventist University, PNG.

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# Common Name Scientific Name Ecol. Status Abundance References

1. Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata Res P 1927, 19, 2. Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacificus Spr/Aut mig Prob extirpated. 11, 3. White-tailed Tropicbird Phäethon lepturus Res Bre C breeds in Tree hollows & cliffs Not eaten Tails Coll. P 1927,6,13,19, 4. Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Res P 1927, 19, 5. Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Res P 1927, 19, 6. Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Res Bre VC breeder on cliffs & trees on cliffs. Food for People, P 1927,6,19, 7. Red-footed Booby Sula sula Res V. C. breeder on trees. Food for People 100 nesting Fiji-banded6,11,17, bird recaptured here 1981. 8. Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos Res bre P, 2 spec. AMNH 1,4,5,10, 9. Eastern Reef Egret Egretta sacra Res P, Common 2 spec AMNH. P 1927, 1,6,8,19, 10. Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa pelewensis Res bre P, Common on Lake Toroa, 13 coll. P 1927, 1,6,16, 19, 11. Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Res bre P, Common, P 1927, 1,6,19, 12. Lesser (Mongolian) Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus Vag P, P 1927, 18,19, 13. Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis Sum mig Common as not eaten 1,6, 14. Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Sum mig 3 spec Feb. P 1927, 7,19, 15. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Sum Mig 1 spec Feb. P 1927, 7,19, 16. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Sum Mig 1 seen Nov 1997. 11, 17. Wandering Tattler Tringa incana Sum Mig P 1927, 19, 18. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Sum Mig P 1927, 19, 19. Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Sum Mig P 1927, 19, 20. Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana sumatrana Res Fairly common 6, 21. Grey-backed Tern Onychoprion lunata Res P 1927, 19, 22. White Tern Gygis alba alba Res bre Common tree nester not eaten, P 1927, 6,13,19, 23. Brown Noddy Anous stolidus pileatus Res bre C nests on cliffs, Coconuts & Pandanus. Eaten. P 1927, 6,13,19, 24. Black Noddy Anous minutus minutus Res VC nests on Beach Hibiscus & Pisonia (trapped) Eaten P 1927,6,13,19, 25. Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica pacifica Res bre MC, nests in Fig & Chestnut trees. Coll. P 1927, 1,6,16,19, 26. Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica sandwichensis Res bre P, 1, 27. Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus massena Res bre P, Very Common 50 seen Nov 1997, P 1927, 1,6,11,13,19, 28. Palm Lorikeet Charmosyna palmarum Res bre Fairly Common 3 seen 1997 = 1st rec. 6,11, 29. Long-tailed Koel Eudynamys taitensis Res Uncommon, P 1927, 6,19, 30. White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius Res bre Very Common, nests in cave on S coast, 100 seen Nov 1997. 6,11,13, 31. Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis Res bre Very Common, nests in cave on S coast. name = Pakalili 6,19, = Propeller. P 1927, 32. Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris ssp? Res bre P, Common as it is not eaten. P 1927, 1,2,6,13,19, 33. Polynesian Starling Aplornis tabuensis tucopiae Res bre P, P 1927, 1,19, 34. Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis tucopiae Res bre P, Fairly common, 1 spec. AMNH. P 1927, 1,3,6,9,13,19,

KEY Ecological status End = Endemic to Island unless otherwise stated, Res bre = Resident breeder, Res = resident ie breeding not proven or not likely. For seabirds it means they have or should be found in that area: note other refs. Vag = Vagrant, Res/mig = Part of population migratory, Sum mig = Summer migrant, Win mig = Winter migrant, Spr/Aut mig = Passage migrant in Spring and Autumn, Intro = Introduced. Abundance R = rare, S = scarce, UC = uncommon, P = present, MC = moderately common, LC = locally common, C = common, VC = very common, A = abundant. Colour coding applies only to one species on a particular list. eg. An abundance comment in red for the Brown Booby refers to the Ref # in Red for that species only. Alternate Island Names & alternate common Bird Names are recorded in two separate spreadsheet files.

REFERENCES

1. Mayr, E. 1945. Birds of South-West Pacific. Wheldon Press, New York. 2. Mayr, E. 1931. Birds collected during the Whitney South Sea Expedition. 12. Notes on Halcyon chloris and some of it’s subspecies. Amer. Mus. Novit. 469, 1-10. 3. Mayr, E. 1937. Birds collected during the Whitney South Sea Expedition. 32. On a collection from Tanna, New Hebrides. Amer. Mus. Novit. 912: 1-4. 4. Amadon, D. 1942b. Birds Collected during the Whitney South Sea Expedition. 50. Notes on some non-passerine genera, 2. American Museum Novitates 1176. 5. Mayr, E. 1931b. Birds collected during the Whitney South Sea Expedition 13. A systematic list of the birds of Rennell Island with descriptions of new species and subspecies. Am. Mus. Novit. 486: 1-29. 6. Matthew Forau 2004, Pers. Comm. PAU student from Tucopia. 7. Stickney, E. H. 1943. Birds collected during the Whitney South Sea Expedition. 53. Northern Shore birds in the Pacific. Am. Mus. Novit. 1248: 1-9. 8. Mayr, E. & D. Amadon. 1941. Birds collected during the Whitney South Sea Expedition. 46. Geographical variation in Demigretta sacra (Gmelin). Am, Mus. Novit. 1144: 1-11. 9. Mayr, E. 1932. Birds collected during the Whitney South Sea Expedition18. Notes on Meliphagidae from and the Solomon Islands. Am. Mus. Novit. 516: 1-30. 10. Amadon, D. 1942a. Birds Collected during the Whitney South Sea Expedition. 49. Notes on some non-passerine genera, 1. American Museum Novitates 1175. 11. Dutson, G. 2001. New distributional ranges for Melanesian birds. Emu 101: 237-248. 12. Steadman, D.W., Pahlavan, D.S. & Kirch, P.V. 1990. Extinction, biogeography and human exploitation of birds on Tikopia and , Polynesian outliers in the Solomon Islands. Bishop Museum Occ. Papers 30: 118-153. 13. Leonard Tautai, 2004. Personal Comm. PAU student from Santa Cruz. 14. Hoyo, J del., A. Elliott & J Sargatal. 1992. Handbook of the Birds of the World Vol. 1. Lynx Edicions / Birdlife International. 15. Hoyo, J del., A. Elliott & J Sargatal. 1996. Handbook of the Birds of the World Vol. 3. Lynx Edicions / Birdlife International. 16. Amadon, D. 1943. Birds collected during the Whitney South Sea Expedition. 52. Notes on some non-passerine genera, 3. Amer. Mus. Novit. 1237, 1-22. 17. Tarburton, M.K. 1983. Red-footed Booby recaptured Tikopia 1982. Australian Bird Banding Scheme. 18. Mayr, E. 1949. Notes on the birds of Northern Melanesia. 2. Amer. Mus. Novitates 1417: 1-38. 19. Steadman, D.W., Pahlavan, D.S.,& Kirch, P.V. 1990. Extinction, Biogeography, and Human Exploitation of birds on Tikopia and Anut, Polynesian Outliers in the Solomon Islands. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 30, 118-153.